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== 1807-1831 ==
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Known as'''The West Yorkshire Regiment'''
== Chronology ==
*'''1685''' raised by Sir Edward Hales as Hales's Regiment
*'''1694''' took precedence as the 14th Regiment of Foot
*'''1751''' became the 14th Regiment of Foot
*'''1782''' became the 14th (West Yorkshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' became The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment
*'''1958''' amalgamated with The East Yorkshire Regiment (15th Foot) to form The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire
*'''2006''' amalgamated, with two other Yorkshire regiments becoming the 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
== History ==
== 1807-1831 ==
The 1st battalion embarked for [[Madras]] in June 1807 aboard the East Indiamen [[Royal George]], [[Wyndham]] and [[Wexford]] ariving in November 1807 and quartered at [[Fort St George]]. The ships logs can be found at the British Library and list all the members of the regiment that boarded the ships for India along with the women and children that accompanied them.
1886 at [[Mooltan]]
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Yorkshire_Regiment West Yorkshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Wales%27s_Own_Regiment_of_Yorkshire Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_Regiment Yorkshire Regiment] Wikipedia
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
